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SidneyR

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4. A professor I had for a class in American Law and Racism

Wed Apr 29, 2026, 08:19 PM

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said that the purpose of the Supreme Court was to give a little bit when circumstances made it necessary to preserve social peace. But then once things calm down, the Court subsequently chips away at any advances or concessions made to non-elites in order to restore the old status quo.

That's exactly what the Court has been doing to the Voting Rights Act. Chip away, bit by bit, until it's gone, and white supremacy is restored.

Just a quasi-democracy. Sometimes it looks a little like one, but it's an illusion.

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The nation is back to accomodating the white majority, enabling the disadvantaging of all other race groups [View all] bigtree Wednesday OP

I'm white, 68 and living on SS orangecrush Wednesday #1

Seconded here, orangecrush! slightlv Wednesday #10

Similar situation here orangecrush Wednesday #13

Me too. Us seniors are lucky that we had it good for many years. kerry-is-my-prez Yesterday #23

Sums it up nicely. orangecrush Yesterday #26

Sums it up nicely. orangecrush Yesterday #27

I'm the same as you -misanthroptimist Yesterday #28

The KKKourt "ruling" pissed me off orangecrush Yesterday #29

The only white people he truly accommodates are the likes of Musk and Bezos fujiyamasan 3 hrs ago #46

And so, Just Jerome Wednesday #2

Excellent from Wendell Phillips: "Governments exist to protect the rights of minorities..." erronis Wednesday #3

Fast forwarding to the present time ... oldsoldierfadingfast Wednesday #6

this one exists to protect itself bigtree Thursday #18

Unfortunately a lotta truth there! electric_blue68 Yesterday #19

A professor I had for a class in American Law and Racism SidneyR Wednesday #4

What a wise observation. I wonder if that is widely held amongst the legal academics. erronis Wednesday #7

Not just white supremacy, rich white supremacy. kerry-is-my-prez Yesterday #22

Up next, they will try to make segregation in education, housing, and work legal again. ShazamIam Wednesday #5

Oh, yes - of course. And then remove that pesky amendment about women's rights. erronis Wednesday #8

I agree it is likely, they can claim the original documents don't include women and the amendments that recognize women ShazamIam Wednesday #9

I was pleased to see your reply in the Justice Elena Kagan thread. erronis Wednesday #11

I am loving that there are 4 women on the U.S. Supreme Court even if one of them is a conservative. ShazamIam Thursday #16

Circumvention of Brown v. Board already began misanthrope Yesterday #40

Kick dalton99a Wednesday #12

John Roberts' wet dream mcar Wednesday #14

Missed the SC ruling that prohibits Civil Rights group suing in regards to VRA sec 2 said discriminations back then... electric_blue68 Wednesday #15

Supreme Court reform and accountability needed in the next Dem Congress bigtree Thursday #17

More twisted than a pretzel! This is really bad sh!t ! electric_blue68 Yesterday #20

The problem with that PCB66 Yesterday #25

Hmm, welp, you have a point electric_blue68 Yesterday #35

Make it a hundred dpibel Yesterday #38

The problem is PCB66 Yesterday #41

All the more reason to have a massive Supreme Court dpibel Yesterday #43

My point is that PCB66 4 hrs ago #45

You'd apparently be surprised by reality dpibel 3 hrs ago #47

I cannot believe the evil that these people (Republicans) are doing. kerry-is-my-prez Yesterday #21

I live in an area with large Hispanic populations Melon Yesterday #24

DURec leftstreet Yesterday #30

It's one thing to reverse precedent. But it's another thing to strike down established legislation Buckeyeblue Yesterday #31

The Constitution is more fragile than most of us realize PCB66 Yesterday #39

The MAGAts aren't real crazy about women of any color either. F*ck all of them. Greybnk48 Yesterday #32

That's their goal. I don't think they've won yet, in spite of the setbacks. Martin68 Yesterday #33

"Colorblind" has a whole new meaning when used by this court. Buddyzbuddy Yesterday #34

White male...... Hope22 Yesterday #36

The nation is back to accommodating the morbidly wealthy, white, male robber barons. debsy Yesterday #37

One of the worst set backs in American history. Passages Yesterday #42

Ok to revolt now...? Six117 Yesterday #44